Imagine posting a funny home video to YouTube, then earning thousands of dollars for it. It’s not a hoax: If you can get your video to go viral, you can now earn money from YouTube. But it’s not as easy as it sounds.
Crazy stunts, great singing voices and amazing pets and babies. Those are the YouTube videos that tend to go viral, meaning millions of people have watched them. Yes, You Can Make Money
YouTube will now let you share the profits from ads on the site if your video goes viral. And that’s a big “if.”
The key to making a viral video, according to the New York Times : A great title, coupled with a unique or funny video. To view the article, go to www.nytimes.com/2008/12/11/business/media/11youtube.html .
Example: one of YouTube’s biggest hits ever, “Charlie bit my finger,” which got tens of millions of views.
Time Magazine documented one man who made $10,000 off a silly video video of his cat playing piano, called Keyboard Cat. View Time’s story at www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1938731,00.html .
So how do you cash in? If — and only if — your video starts getting thousands of hits, YouTube will email you to offer revenue sharing.
You will then get a Google AdSense account, to start making money with each click.
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